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by Terry Pluto

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The American Basketball Association (1967-1976) gave birth to Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, the Slam Dunk contest, flashy moves, and the three-point basket. During its nine seasons, the ABA generated scorn and laughter--and made a lasting impact on how the game is played. 24 pages of photographs.

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What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association. The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today's NBA is still--decades later --just the ABA without the red, white and blue ball. Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports--told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.

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  • Title Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association
  • Author Terry Pluto
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2007-11-06
  • Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781416540618 / 141654061X
  • Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.14 x 1.19 in (23.52 x 15.60 x 3.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects American Basketball Association - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323
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